dictionary definitions for "moxie"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moxie \Mox"ie\, n. [fr. Moxie, a trade name for a beverage.]
     1. energy; pep.
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     2. courage, determination.
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     3. Know-how, expertise. --MW10.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  moxie
      n 1: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to
           try it" [syn: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand,
           gumption]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:

  Moxie
  
     <language, music> A language for real-time computer music
     synthesis, written in XPL.
  
     ["Moxie: A Language for Computer Music Performance",
     D. Collinge, Proc Intl Computer Music Conf, Computer Music
     Assoc 1984, pp.217-220].
  
     (1994-12-05)
  


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